4/10/2013 - St. Louis, Missouri

Tornadoes threatened St. Louis Wednesday night, bringing heavy rain, wind andlightning with them, but the inclement weather didn’t deter Widespread Panic fromdelivering a stellar show for its second night at the Peabody Opera House.

“Blackout Blues” is frequently slotted as a set closer or encore, so getting JojoHermann’s barroom barnstormer right out of the gate Wednesday night seemed likethe band meant business. Jojo shined much of the first set, his piano and organ playingleading the band into interesting places while at the same time serving as a solid foil toJimmy Herring’s guitar playing.

The second set’s opening trio of “Diner” > “Party at Your Mama's House” > “Ribs andWhiskey” was a nice, diverse run of songs representing three distinct eras of Panic,but the double-cover encore of “Ballad of John & Yoko” (The Beatles) and “No SugarTonight/New Mother Nature” (The Guess Who) was where the rubber hit the road,sending the band off to Chicago on a high note and a very thankful St. Louis crowd homewith smiles on their faces.